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'''Kwalish''' is a mage, artist, and inventor from [[Zeif]], who created the magical vehicle the "[[Apparatus of Kwalish]]".
'''Kwalish''' (pronounced "kway-LISH"){{cite dragon|93|28}} is a gnome archmage and reknowned inventor. Born over 400 years ago, he is best known as the creator of the [[Apparatus of Kwalish]], among other magic items. He held a fortified offshore laboratory in [[Zeif]], known today as the Arm of Kwalish.


==Description==
==Description==
Kwalish is an inventor more interested in machines than absolutely anything else.{{csb|Lost Laboratory of Kwalish (2018)|27}} He is said to be obsessed with the [[Machine of Lum the Mad]] and the [[Mighty Servant of Leuk-O]], and possesses his own giant construct which resembles a sort of mutant metal crab.{{cn}}
 
Kwalish is an inventor more interested in machines than absolutely anything else.{{csb|Lost Laboratory of Kwalish (2018)|27}} A skilled wizard, and an expert in both architecture and engineering, he is best known for inventing the Apparatus of Kwalish, a large crab-shaped aquatic vehicle which he made to explore the ocean and make contact with aquatic species.{{csb|Adventurer's Vault|20}}
 
He is said to be obsessed with the [[Machine of Lum the Mad]] and the [[Mighty Servant of Leuk-O]], and possesses his own giant construct which resembles a sort of mutant metal crab.{{cn}}


Kwalish was allegedly "an elderly gnome arcane inventor" in about the late 500s CY.{{csb|Lost Laboratory of Kwalish (2018)|27}}
Kwalish was allegedly "an elderly gnome arcane inventor" in about the late 500s CY.{{csb|Lost Laboratory of Kwalish (2018)|27}}
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==History==
==History==
Kwalish joined an ill-fated expedition into the [[Barrier Peaks]] trying to find [[Daoine Gloine]], a legendary city of glass creatures. The rest of the party perished, but Kwalish found a wrecked planar craft of unknown origin. He spent years exploring it, and used much of the craft’s unique magical technology as a laboratory building planar gates of his own design. One gate resulted in a bone devil driving him out of the laboratory, and turning it into a monastery for its own cult. Kwalish then relocated to Daoine Gloine, inhabited by [[kenku]] worshiping a medusa than turned victims to glass. Kwalish opened a gate to [[Jubilex]]'s Slime Pits to clear the city to use for his new laboratory, which he then cut off access to allow him to research further.{{csb|Lost Laboratory of Kwalish (2018)|1}}  
 
Kwalish, a scholar, joined an ill-fated expedition into the [[Barrier Peaks]] trying to find [[Daoine Gloine]], a legendary city of glass creatures. The rest of the party perished, but Kwalish found a wrecked planar craft of unknown origin. He spent years exploring it, and used much of the craft’s unique magical technology as a laboratory building planar gates of his own design. One gate resulted in a bone devil driving him out of the laboratory, and turning it into a monastery for its own cult. Kwalish then relocated to Daoine Gloine, inhabited by [[kenku]] worshiping a medusa than turned victims to glass. Kwalish opened a gate to [[Jubilex]]'s Slime Pits to clear the city to use for his new laboratory, which he then cut off access to allow him to research further.{{csb|Lost Laboratory of Kwalish (2018)|1}}
 
Kwalish is best known as the creator of the ''Apparatus of Kwalish''. Later in his life, he created a superior ''Greater Apparatus of Kwalish'', an iron barrel which transforms into the shape of a small dragon capable of flight, and capable of firing a small cannonball from its mouth. However, the risk of accidental backfire is significant.{{cite dragon|244|79|Bazaar of the Bizarre}}
 
The ''Ark of Kwalish'', a grand flying machine, was once used by the giant demon lord [[Kostchtchie]], in a raid against the City of Brass. Whether Kwalish created this vehicle is unknown.{{csb|Demonomicon|122}}


Others have followed in Kwalish's footsteps in seeking out magical inventions.<ref group="note">The Artificer class was a playtest item in ''Unearthed Arcana'' in 2019, and was officially added to DnDBeyond.  "The strange technologies in the Barrier Peaks of the world of Greyhawk have inspired some folk to walk the path of the artificer."</ref>
Others have followed in Kwalish's footsteps in seeking out magical inventions.<ref group="note">The Artificer class was a playtest item in ''Unearthed Arcana'' in 2019, and was officially added to DnDBeyond.  "The strange technologies in the Barrier Peaks of the world of Greyhawk have inspired some folk to walk the path of the artificer."</ref>

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Greyhawk Character
Kwalish
General info
Occupation:Inventor
Home:Formerly Zeif
Gender:Male
Species:Gnome
Class:Evoker
Dates
Birthdate:< 200 CY

Kwalish (pronounced "kway-LISH")[1] is a gnome archmage and reknowned inventor. Born over 400 years ago, he is best known as the creator of the Apparatus of Kwalish, among other magic items. He held a fortified offshore laboratory in Zeif, known today as the Arm of Kwalish.

Description

Kwalish is an inventor more interested in machines than absolutely anything else.[2] A skilled wizard, and an expert in both architecture and engineering, he is best known for inventing the Apparatus of Kwalish, a large crab-shaped aquatic vehicle which he made to explore the ocean and make contact with aquatic species.[3]

He is said to be obsessed with the Machine of Lum the Mad and the Mighty Servant of Leuk-O, and possesses his own giant construct which resembles a sort of mutant metal crab.[citation needed]

Kwalish was allegedly "an elderly gnome arcane inventor" in about the late 500s CY.[2]

Abilities

The Extra Life charity adventure Lost Laboratory of Kwalish used a statblock for an evoker rather than give stats for Kwalish.[2]

History

Kwalish, a scholar, joined an ill-fated expedition into the Barrier Peaks trying to find Daoine Gloine, a legendary city of glass creatures. The rest of the party perished, but Kwalish found a wrecked planar craft of unknown origin. He spent years exploring it, and used much of the craft’s unique magical technology as a laboratory building planar gates of his own design. One gate resulted in a bone devil driving him out of the laboratory, and turning it into a monastery for its own cult. Kwalish then relocated to Daoine Gloine, inhabited by kenku worshiping a medusa than turned victims to glass. Kwalish opened a gate to Jubilex's Slime Pits to clear the city to use for his new laboratory, which he then cut off access to allow him to research further.[4]

Kwalish is best known as the creator of the Apparatus of Kwalish. Later in his life, he created a superior Greater Apparatus of Kwalish, an iron barrel which transforms into the shape of a small dragon capable of flight, and capable of firing a small cannonball from its mouth. However, the risk of accidental backfire is significant.[5]

The Ark of Kwalish, a grand flying machine, was once used by the giant demon lord Kostchtchie, in a raid against the City of Brass. Whether Kwalish created this vehicle is unknown.[6]

Others have followed in Kwalish's footsteps in seeking out magical inventions.[note 1]

Works

Kwalish wrote at least one book which was circulated widely enough to become well-known:[7]

  • Extreme Powers of Observation

In Living Greyhawk

Kwalish built a "fortified workshop" in the city of Nadiq in Zeif and lived there in the late 100s CY. The workshop was located on an inaccessible rock pillar several hundred yards from the mainland known by locals as the "Arm of Kwalish". The narrow arch that once spanned the gap between cliff and pillar has crumbled into the surf, and the upper works are heavily weathered. The workshop is thought to be filled with traps and guardians designed by Kwalish, and a number of his works. It is also thought plans for unfinished works are there, but they have never been found. Examples of his work (murals, sculptures, bas-reliefs, and mechanical inventions) are found in Zeif and abroad, and they or even plans of his works are much sought after by collectors. The Sidi of the sea people was one of his patrons, and he designed the Dome of the Reef and many devices for the Sidi's subjects.[8]

Creative origins

Omar Kwalish was a pseudonym of Tim Kask[9], as whom he wrote the article "What To Do When the Dog Eats Your Dice" in Dragon #7 (June 1977).

Kwalish was the name of Tim Kask's first magic user player character, and the named item in the 1st edition Dungeons Masters Guide had been named after him.[10]

Publishing history

Kwalish was first mentioned in the name of the highly valued "Apparatus of Kwalish" in the AD&D (1e) Dungeon Master's Guide (1979), and the Apparatus of Kwalish has appeared in every edition of the game.

Kwalish was detailed as "an elderly gnome arcane inventor" in the "Lost Laboratory of Kwalish" released by Wizards of the Coast in 2018 as a fund raising release for Extra Life 2018.[2]

  • "Q&A with Tim Kask" on Dragonsfoot Forums.[3]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ The Artificer class was a playtest item in Unearthed Arcana in 2019, and was officially added to DnDBeyond. "The strange technologies in the Barrier Peaks of the world of Greyhawk have inspired some folk to walk the path of the artificer."

Citations

  1. ↑ Dragon #93 (Jan 1985), p.28.
  2. ↑ a b c d Lost Laboratory of Kwalish (2018), p.27.
  3. ↑ Adventurer's Vault, p.20.
  4. ↑ Lost Laboratory of Kwalish (2018), p.1.
  5. ↑ "Bazaar of the Bizarre".  Dragon #244 (Feb 1998), p.79.
  6. ↑ Demonomicon, p.122.
  7. ↑ Dragon #82 (Feb 1984), p.57.
  8. ↑ ""Zeif: Rock of the West" by Fred Weining".  Living Greyhawk Journal #5 (Jul 2001, published March 2002), p.17.  
  9. ↑ Dragonsfoot Forums, "Q&A with Tim Kask", 23 August 2008 [1]
  10. ↑ Dragonsfoot Forums, "Q&A with Tim Kask", 1 May 2007 [2]

Bibliography

  • Gygax, Gary. Dungeon Master's Guide. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.
  • Heard, Bruce. Spells between the covers: Details for delving into magical research. Dragon #82. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, February 1984.
  • Weining, Fred. "Zeif: Rock of the West". Living Greyhawk Journal #5. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, July 2001.
  • Carroll, Bart. Lost Laboratory of Kwalish. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2018.

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic Type Description Product Page/Card/Image

Apparatus of Kwalish Item Reference SEE Kwalish, Apparatus of
Extreme Powers of Observation By Kwalish Item Book, Dragon magazine #082 57
Extreme Powers of Observation By Kwalish Item Book, Encyclopedia Magica - Volume III 1166
Kwalish Non-player character Dragon magazine #082 57
Kwalish Non-player character Living Greyhawk Journal #5 17
Kwalish Non-player character Oerth Journal #21 59
Kwalish, Apparatus of Item Artifact, Dungeon Masters Guide 1st Edition 122
Kwalish, Apparatus of Item Artifact, Encyclopedia Magica - Volume I 57, 414
Kwalish, Apparatus of Item Artifact, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, D&D 5e 14, 26
Kwalish, Apparatus of Item Artifact, OP1 Tales of the Outer Planes, AD&D 1e 63
Kwalish, Apparatus of Item Artifact, LT1 The Star Cairns 25, 28
Kwalish, Apparatus of Item Artifact, The Isle of Dread: Original Adventures Reincarnated #02, D&D 5e 113, 144
Kwalish, Arm of Building Defensive Structure, Shop, Living Greyhawk Journal #5 17
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